Fourteen Moderate

Fourteen has 3 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Num

Definitions

Noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

"Fourteen is simply the result you get when you add thirteen and one together."

fourteen 14 XIV

Adjective

being one more than thirteen

"The count reached fourteen, which is exactly one more than thirteen."

fourteen 14 xiv

Num

The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14.

"She counted fourteen stars in the night sky, which is the number that comes right after thirteen."

Origin

Fourteen comes from Middle English and Old English, ultimately deriving from the Proto-Germanic root *fedurtehun. It is formed by combining "four" with the suffix "-teen."

Rhyming Words

een meen been feen keen teen peen ween reen seen deen leen veen wheen epeen steen bleen gleen breen green

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